- Date
- June 25, 1985, 19:40 local (Jun 26, 1985, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Kankakee, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6897CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850625028229A
- Case key
- 13112
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - ditchCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s)Factor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor
Analysis
The aircraft while clearing the runway, shot wide of the taxiway taxiing onto the grass and into a culvert which was difficult to see resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6897C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7890384
- Airframe hours
- 1,116
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Illini Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- CMI · Champaign, IL
- Airport
- IKK · Greater Kankakee, runway 22, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt
N6897CRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 159 total · 3 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.